The 2026 Texas State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect eight members to the Texas State Board of Education. Primary elections were held on March 3, and primary runoff elections will be held on May 26 in races where no candidate received a majority of the vote.
District 2 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Victoria Hinojosa, businesswoman and wife of state senator Adam Hinojosa
Eliminated in primary LJ Francis, incumbent board member Carrie Moore
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Thomas Garcia, professor
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District 4 (special) Democrat Staci Childs resigned from her seat to run for Texas House. Governor Greg Abbott appointed Republican Tammie Nielsen to fill the seat. Nielsen will face Democrat Coretta Mallet-Fontenot in a special election to fill the remainder of Childs' unexpired term.
District 5 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Allison Bush, businesswoman
Eliminated in runoff Stephanie Bazan, executive director and candidate for Austin City Council in 2022
Eliminated in primary Abigail Gray, graduate research assistant Kevin Jackson, educator Neto Longoria, canvasser Victor Sampson, business owner
Declined Rebecca Bell-Metereau, incumbent board member
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mica Arellano, client advocate
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District 6 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tiffany Nelson, consultant
Eliminated in primary Barbara Denson, retiree
Declined Will Hickman, incumbent board member
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Michelle Palmer, teacher and nominee in 2022
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District 7 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Julie Pickren, incumbent board member
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tiffany Perkinz, educator
Eliminated in runoff Debra Ambriose, retiree
Eliminated in primary Janell Burse, business manager Ben Estrada, IT analyst Adam Khan, teacher
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District 8 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Audrey Young, incumbent board member
Eliminated in primary George Vachris, retiree and candidate for Texas Senate in 2022
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dana Van De Walker, educational administrator
Eliminated in primary Shahzeb Meghani, software engineer
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District 9 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kason Huddleston, minister
Eliminated in primary Rachel Hogue, educator Stephen Yearout, technology director
Declined Keven Ellis, incumbent board member
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ericka Ledford, business owner
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District 13 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tiffany Clark, incumbent board member
Eliminated in primary Kimberly Boswell, assistant principal
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee April Williams Moore, realtor
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District 14 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mindy Bumgarner, operations executive and wife of state representative Ben Bumgarner
Withdrawn Christine Malaguti, business executive
Declined Evelyn Brooks, incumbent board member (running for governor)
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Amy Taylor, teacher
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General election Results
References
External links Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates LJ Francis (R) Thomas Garcia (D)
Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates Allison Bush (D) Kevin Jackson (D)
Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates Barbara Denson (R) Tiffany Nelson (R) Michelle Palmer (D)
Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates Adam Khan (D) Tiffany Perkinz (D) Julie Pickren (R)